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Arrival in Rome

When: October 1764
Where: Rome
Part of: Gibbon Conceives the Idea for The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Gibbon and Guise arrived in Rome in early October 1764 after traveling from Florence.

On April 18, 1764, Gibbon and Guise set off for Italy, crossing the Alps. They spent the summer in Florence before arriving in Rome via Lucca, Pisa, Livorno, and Siena in early October. This journey positioned Gibbon in the city where he would conceive his major work.

Sources

Edward Gibbon Wikipedia

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